What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report.
What follows is a listing of the Top 50 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined.
North America’s Top 50:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
5. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
6. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
7. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
8. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
9. Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
10. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story (DS)
11. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
12. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360)
13. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
14. Wii Play with Wii Remote (Wii)
15. Scribblenauts (DS)
16. Rock Band 2 Special Edition (Wii)
17. Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle (Wii)
18. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC)
19. Toy Story Mania! (Wii)
20. Mario Kart DS (DS)
21. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
22. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit for Wii Deluxe Kit (Wii)
23. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
24. Dragon Age: Origins (PS3)
25. The Beatles: Rock Band Special Value Edition (Wii)
26. Need for Speed: Shift (PS3)
27. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS)
28. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)
29. Borderlands (Xbox 360)
30. Lego Rock Band (Wii)
31. Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time (PS3)
32. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
33. The Biggest Loser (Wii)
34. Style Savvy (DS)
35. Disney Sing It: Pop Hits Bundle (Wii)
36. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition (Xbox 360)
37. Limited-Edition Wii Sports Resort Bundle with Two Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
38. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Greatest Hits (PS3)
39. Madden NFL 10 (Xbox 360)
40. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS)
41. EA Sports Active (Wii)
42. FIFA Soccer 10 (PS3)
43. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
44. Madden NFL 10 (PS3)
45. MySims Agents (DS)
46. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii)
47. Madden NFL 10 (Wii)
48. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Wii)
49. Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle (Xbox 360)
50. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Xbox 360)
Japan’s Top 50:
1. J. League Football Club Tsukurou! 6 Pride of J Zico (PSP)
2. Tomodachi [Friend/Mii] Collection (DS)
3. Steins; Gate – Limited Edition (Xbox 360)
4. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)
5. Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
6. Persona 3 Portable (PSP)
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
8. Wii Fit Plus – Set with Wii Balance Board (Wii)
9. Pokemon HeartGold Version (DS)
10. Love Plus (DS)
11. The 4 Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden (DS)
12. Wii Sports Resort including white Wii MotionPlus (Wii)
13. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
14. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
15. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Wii)
16. Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (DS)
17. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
18. More Prince of Prince of Tennis School Festival – More Sweet Edition (DS)
19. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G – The Best of PSP Collection (PSP)
20. Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS)
21. Infamous (PS3)
22. Elminage II: Earth Goddess of Fate and Twin (PSP)
23. Bayonetta (Xbox 360)
24. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – The Best of PlayStation 3 (PS3)
25. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Fire Edition (DS)
26. Bayonetta (PS3)
27. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
28. Rune Factory 3 (DS)
29. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
30. Demon’s Souls (PS3)
31. Hexyz Force (PSP)
32. Tamagotchi Channel: Nari endless notebooks with endless books and the Purofu (DS)
33. Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat of Aggression – Blizzard Edition (DS)
34. Macross Ultimate Frontier: Time Girl – Limited Edition Pack with UMD video (PSP)
35. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC)
36. SimCity 4 Deluxe (PC)
37. Ragnarok Online RWC2009: Memorial Package (PC)
38. Final Fantasy XI Vana’diel Collection 2 (PC)
39. Aikido Nobunaga’s Ambition (PC)
40. Monster Hunter Frontier Online Season 6.0 Premium Package (PC)
41. The Sims 3 (PC)
The rest of the Top 50 was rounded out by popular pre-orders:
42. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
43. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (DS)
44. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute (DS)
45. Phantasy Star Portable 2 – Amazon.co.jp exclusive edition with two special CD singles (PSP)
46. EXCEED Infinite Frontier Super Robot Taisen OG Saga – Limited Edition (DS)
47. Tales of Graces – Special Edition including Tales dress costume download code and Tales DVD (Wii)
48. Mobile Suit Gundam Gundam VS. NEXT PLUS Gundam (PSP)
49. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
50. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS)
Europe’s Top 50:
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
3. Wii Fit Plus – Game Only (Wii)
4. Wii Sports Resort with Wii MotionPlus Accessory (Wii)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
6. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (DS)
7. Mario Kart with Wii Wheel (Wii)
8. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Wii)
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC)
10. FIFA 10 (Xbox 360)
11. Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360)
12. Football Manager 2010 (PC, Mac)
13. Singstar: Take That (PS2)
14. FIFA 10 (PS3)
15. Halo 3: ODST (Xbox 360)
16. Professor Layton and The Curious Village (DS)
17. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (DS)
18. Wii Fit (Wii)
19. Singstar: Take That (PS3)
20. Wii Play with Wii Remote Controller (Wii)
21. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (DS)
22. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Wii)
23. Dragon Age: Origins (PC)
24. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
25. The Sims 3 (PC, Mac)
26. Junior Brain Trainer DS (DS)
27. Toy Story Mania (Wii)
28. Rabbids Go Home (Wii)
29. FIFA 10 (Wii)
30. FIFA 10 (PSP)
31. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Xbox 360)
32. EA Sports Active: Personal Trainer (Wii)
33. Nintendo Presents: Style Boutique (DS)
34. MySims Agents (DS)
35. Dragon Age: Origins (Xbox 360)
36. Mario Kart DS (DS)
37. Guitar Hero 5 – Guitar Bundle (Wii)
38. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (DS)
39. Need For Speed: Shift (PS3)
40. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Reflex (Wii)
41. Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)
42. EyePet – with Camera and Magic Card (PS3)
43. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time (PS3)
44. Hasbro Family Game Night (Wii)
45. FIFA 10 (DS)
46. Need For Speed: Shift (Xbox 360)
47. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (PS3)
48. SingStar Queen (PS2)
49. More Brain Training (DS)
50. Horrid Henry (DS)
To recap the top games per system: New Super Mario Bros. Wii debuts today on first place on the Wii and overall chart. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 debuts on top of the Xbox 360 & PS3 charts. Dragon Age: Origins remains top dog on the PC chart. Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story stay on top of the DS chart. Madden NFL 10 remains on the PS2 chart. And lastly, Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron arrives on the PSP chart.
Sales data collected from Amazon’s US, JPN (PC) & UK / DE / FR websites.
PS: Since everyone keeps asking, her name is Mayte Carranco.